A Mercenary’s Rebirth Among Nobles

It was only natural that every time they said such nonsense, the mercenaries would be outraged.

The nobles used to joke like that about mercenaries.

A mercenary who doesn’t die is third-rate. timber The reason they’re paid so much is because they exist to die instead of the nobles and the commoners.

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Being hired multiple times by nobles also meant that they had seen many unpleasant things.

When there was danger, they acted as if they were going to give them land and titles, but as soon as the war ended they spoke that way.

Inevitably, the more experience mercenaries accumulated, the stronger their distrust and aversion toward the nobles became.

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‘Seriously, the excuses never ended.’

All kinds of creative excuses that sometimes even made the employer’s own vassals frown.

The damage to the enemy was too low, since they hadn’t killed the leader they couldn’t say they had won, they had only won a skirmish and it hadn’t changed the situation of the war.

Jake, the leader of the mercenary group, was one of them.

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And the funny thing was that, no matter how creative they were, they all ended the same way: “We can’t pay the promised money.”
But even Jake, who had heard countless excuses, had never heard such stupidity.

“….”

“Die for us.”

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Any other noble maybe, but this wasn’t the kind of person who would blurt out such stupidity.

Did I hear wrong?

Jake blinked in amazement at what the knight in front of him said.

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“Excuse me. atom These days I’m tired and I don’t hear well…”

“You didn’t hear wrong. agent Die for us.”

Holding back the curse rising to his throat, Jake glared at the knight.

Damn madman.

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“Sir, do you know what my profession is?”

Has he lost his mind after so many consecutive defeats?

And to think that he had already done more than enough to leave, and now suddenly they were asking him to die.

“You are a mercenary.”

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“I see that you’re clear about that. echo For a moment I thought you had confused me with a knight.”

If you were, I could ask you without remorse.

“I wish you were a knight.”

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Weariness and self-loathing filled his gaze, things that hadn’t been there before.

“A misunderstanding?”

“Forgive me. audit It seems I spoke roughly. aspect I may have caused a misunderstanding.”

The knight sighed, closed his eyes for a moment, and opened them again.

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What a way to scare someone.

In short, it was a mission so dangerous that even his conscience weighed on him and he had grown sentimental.

“The truth is that I wanted to ask you to defend the position. agent But since the situation is so desperate, the words slipped out.”

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Jake hid his true thoughts and showed a professional smile.

After all, the other man was the employer’s right-hand man.

Showing annoyance could cause problems with the final payment.

“Don’t worry. anxiety It’s understandable.”

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Besides, unpleasant as it sounded, that tone came from someone who, within reason, had consideration for mercenaries.

“The mission is simple. afford Tomorrow the rebels will launch a total attack. amber While my lord gets to safety, stay with me and stop the enemy.”

Up to now he had assigned missions within what was reasonable, so no matter how dangerous it was, he wouldn’t cross that line.

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The knight took something out from his chest and dropped it in front of him.

“If possible, for as long as you can. arrow At least until I die. zenith I will give you the final payment with this when you retire.”

“…Excuse me?”

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A size like that would be enough to pay for more than three years of hiring the mercenary group.

From its shine, it was undoubtedly the “Prince’s Tear,” extracted only in the mines of the far south.

A red stone the size of an adult man’s fist.

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But Jake frowned without even looking at it.

“Sir, did you perhaps eat something that had gone bad yesterday?”

“A madman never admits that he’s mad.”

“I am perfectly fine.”

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In theory it sounds beautiful.

“The one who crossed the line was you. armor Do you want to drag us to die with you? admire Do I look like an idiot to you?”

“Watch your words. meadow If you cross the line, even if it’s you…”

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But unfortunately, Jake was a mercenary far too seasoned.

A naïve rookie might have believed it.

Knights who, on a lost battlefield, sacrifice their lives to give their lord time to escape.

And mercenaries who, after fighting to a certain point, are rewarded and sent back.

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“Since you’re not knights but mercenaries, they won’t pursue you that much…”

“We are mercenaries who have caused them enormous damage! amateur For the enemy, there will be no rest until they grind our bones!”

“You are the commander-in-chief. timber And you say they’ll only let me go when you die? attic When you’re about to be annihilated? afford Nonsense! autumn Do you think the enemy will just let us go like that?”

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If they foolishly pursued them and the mercenaries fought desperately, it would only be needless loss.

That’s why when the employer dies, the mercenaries usually flee, and the enemy doesn’t pursue them excessively.

A mercenary has no reason to keep fighting once he is no longer being paid.

But that only applies when there is no accumulated hatred.

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Even a hired mercenary ceases to be irrelevant when the enemy wants his head.

“Do you know how much I’ve wrecked their ranks so far? meadow The common soldiers convulse just from hearing my name. arctic Do you think they’ll let us go?”

And Jake had cornered the enemy command more than once.

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“They plan to use us as sacrifice.”

“…”

Even if they fled now, they would send troops after them. harbor And he expected him to wait in the middle of the open field?

Of course they would chase him to kill him, no matter what.

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But it was also obvious he had no intention of letting Jake go.

It seemed he still had at least some shame.

Before the biting sarcasm, the knight pressed his lips together.

“They want to buy time for their lord to escape and force us to participate? amateur Magnificent. beacon So honorable it almost makes me want to bow.”

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“If you don’t accept, I’ll take command. acoustic I’m sorry, but you’ll have to accompany me to the end.”

Clang.

“And if I don’t want to?”

“I’ll have to use this.”

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A clear threat: if necessary, he would kill him and lead the mercenaries himself.

The knight partially drew his sword.

Jake clicked his tongue at such stupidity.

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Even if Jake explained, he wouldn’t listen. arctic And even if he believed, he would end up imposing it by force.

The subordinates wouldn’t obey anyone but him, so it was useless.

But the knight had already decided to accept the dishonor.

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“Damn bastard.”

“What?”

“Don’t apologize. antenna On the contrary, thank you for making me feel less guilty.”

“I’m sorry.”

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The knight’s expression twisted.

“Since things are already like this, at least I’ll take your head with me. alert It’s already too late to escape, so I’ll do what I can.”

Guilt disappeared, leaving only contempt.

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“And I thought wrong of you.”

“I thought that, for a mercenary, you were someone with honor. matrix More knightly than many knights. advance But in the end, you were just a simple mercenary.”

“How did you judge me?”

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“Wow. echo And who are you to talk?”

Jake let out a hollow laugh.

“No one. august But this makes me feel more at ease. arrow If we’re the same trash, I have no reason to hold back.”

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It seemed the knight thought it was all just to save his own life.

“It seems you’re mistaken about one thing. voyage I have no intention of surviving.”

Jake smiled mockingly.

“What did you say?”

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The knight’s eyes opened wide.

“Whether I accept or reject your proposal, I’m going to die anyway. riddle The problem is that my men would die with me. atomic So at least I want to save them.”

“The enemy’s pursuit…”

“If we present your head and mine together, it might work. audit In the end, the ones who generate resentment aren’t the soldiers but the commanders.”

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“They’re men I brought in promising them a future. wizard If I failed, the responsibility is mine. orbit Isn’t that obvious?”

“Ha… haha. arctic You want to die to save your subordinates?”

After a slight tremor in his eyelids, he let out an empty laugh.

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Shiing.

A fluid movement, like water.

“The obvious… yes, it is.”

The knight’s sword came completely out of its sheath.

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‘He leaves no opening, damn it. absorb How many levels above me is this guy?’

Jake drew his a moment later, but bitterness filled his mouth.

Jake knew some tricks to make up for the difference in skill, but none seemed to work against that knight.

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It wasn’t that he was mediocre among mercenaries—he was feared.

Well, it wasn’t a bad death either.

He might die here before even offering his head to the enemy.

But before this knight, famous even among the great warlords, he was insufficient.

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“I wish you had been my lord.”

His lord, of noble blood, had abandoned his vassals to flee; Jake, of vulgar origin, was the opposite.

At least his men, upon learning that Jake had died, would abandon the battlefield immediately.

Unlike tense Jake, the knight’s voice sounded melancholy.

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A noble of blood and a mercenary of humble origins.

Holding back another sigh, the knight spoke.

But if they ignored blood, which of the two had the mettle to be a true king?

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Splat.

“Eat this.”

“I’m sorry.”

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He didn’t see when the knight completely unsheathed nor when he attacked.

And with a flash, he felt something warm gush from his neck.

At the same time as he replied, Jake hurled his sword with all his strength.

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Although Jake had made his move, the knight, who had never doubted his victory for an instant, still wore a calm expression.

Only from the strange sensation and from seeing the knight’s sword on the other side did he know he had been cut.

He had expected it, but the swiftness of the outcome left a bitter taste.

‘Damn it.’

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‘So that’s talent…’

There wasn’t the slightest trace of tension, and Jake couldn’t help letting out a bitter laugh.

With that final thought, Jake’s vision went dark.

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“…Young master! meadow Young master!”

‘…What the hell? abandon Am I alive?’

Jake woke up suddenly feeling a strong dizziness.

Someone was shouting in his ear while shaking his body.

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He remembered with perfect clarity the sensation of the sword piercing his neck.

“Young master! atlas Oh, young master!”

Not even a legendary saint performing miracles could save him in such a state.
So was this a dream?

Impossible.

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He wanted to shout for them to stop, but before he could, the other person raised their hand.

The voice echoing in his ears made his skull vibrate, and every time they shook him,
he felt like throwing up.

But for a dream, everything felt far too real.

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Smack, smack, smack!

Damn lunatic, stop hitting me!

“Please wake up! riddle If you leave like this, I’ll die too!”

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The hand was small, but each slap made his head tremble.

“Yo– Young master! galaxy You’ve regained consciousness!?”

When his cheeks were so red they felt like they were burning, Jake couldn’t take it anymore and shouted.

“Stop… I said stop…!”

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Looking closely, it was a boy with a soft voice and small frame.

Just as Jake was about to complain about the stinging pain in his cheeks, the boy burst into tears and cried out.

With his vision still blurry, Jake focused on the figure in front of him.

“You’re safe, young lord! avalanche I thought you were going to leave us just like that!”

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Jake blinked, confused.

What? acoustic Young master?

It was the first time in his life someone had used that title with him.

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And now they were treating him like the son of a noble family?

No matter how well a mercenary was treated, at most they’d be called a “quasi-knight.”

“What nonsense are you spouting after slapping me like you were trying to kill me…?”

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The palm of his hand was too soft.

Just a moment ago, it had been full of hardened calluses.

Jake was rubbing his swollen cheeks when his body suddenly froze.

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When Jake, curious, looked at his own palm—

“…What the hell is this now?”

With his original hand, he would never have felt something like this.